About Essence
Essence Lee is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois with a decade of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Essence aims to make the first step feel manageable for people who are nervous about starting therapy.
She approaches sessions with a practical, down-to-earth style. Conversations focus on identifying what is getting in the way and on small, doable steps toward change.
Background and approach
She treats mood struggles like bipolar disorder and depression as patterns to understand and manage rather than mysteries to fear. Essence uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also brings mindfulness techniques to help clients develop calm, steady attention in daily life.
These tools are used together to reduce anxiety and build better coping skills. In session she emphasizes clients' strengths and personal knowledge of their lives. She invites people to set clear goals and to try practical strategies between meetings.
Progress is often tracked in simple ways so clients can see what is working. She also supports people working through grief, compassion fatigue, and challenges tied to prejudice or discrimination. Her approach pays attention to real-life stressors and the emotional toll they cause, while helping clients find forward steps they can actually use.
How CBT and Mindfulness work online
Essence uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot patterns in their thoughts and actions. CBT breaks problems into clear parts so a person can try small behavior changes and notice results. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and bring steadier focus in stressful moments. These techniques can help with anxiety, low mood, and coping with change.Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and will adapt methods as needed. Clients and the therapist review what helps and adjust the plan over time to fit real life demands.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for full conversations and exercises that use visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send updates or try brief coaching between sessions. These options help therapy fit work, childcare, and other daily commitments while keeping a steady course of care.
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- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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